Batang Padang was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1986.
Perak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1986 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1982 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Batang Padang | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | ||||
Federal Legislative Council | ||||
1st | 1955-1959 | Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) |
Alliance (UMNO) | |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P057 | 1959-1963 | Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) | Alliance (UMNO) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P057 | 1963-1964 | Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) | Alliance (UMNO) |
2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P057 | 1971-1974 | Loh Jee Mee (罗意美) | DAP |
4th | P059 | 1974-1978 | Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim (ازهارول عابدين عبدالرحيم) | BN (UMNO) |
5th | 1978-1982 | |||
6th | 1982-1986 | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Tapah |
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Batang Padang | Batang Padang North | ||||||
Batang Padang South | |||||||
Chenderiang | |||||||
Tapah | |||||||
Tapah Road |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim | 14,297 | 67.62 | 6.47 | |
DAP | Ibrahim Singgeh | 6,847 | 32.38 | 6.47 | |
Total valid votes | 21,144 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,012 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 22,156 | 75.73 | 1.95 | ||
Registered electors | 29,255 | ||||
Majority | 7,450 | 35.24 | 12.94 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim | 11,911 | 61.15 | 9.82 | |
DAP | Jimmy Loh Jee Mee | 7,568 | 38.85 | 9.82 | |
Total valid votes | 19,479 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 651 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 20,130 | 77.68 | 1.77 | ||
Registered electors | 25,914 | ||||
Majority | 4,343 | 22.30 | 19.64 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim | 9,408 | 57.25 | 57.25 | |
DAP | Jimmy Loh Jee Mee | 7,024 | 42.75 | 7.62 | |
Total valid votes | 16,432 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,125 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 17,557 | 79.45 | 4.38 | ||
Registered electors | 22,098 | ||||
Majority | 2,384 | 14.50 | 13.76 | ||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAP | Jimmy Loh Jee Mee | 7,188 | 50.37 | 50.37 | |
Alliance | Mohamed Jumah Satir | 7,082 | 49.63 | 9.05 | |
Total valid votes | 14,270 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 704 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 14,974 | 75.07 | 5.81 | ||
Registered electors | 19,946 | ||||
Majority | 106 | 0.74 | 32.36 | ||
DAP gain from Alliance | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | 7,827 | 58.68 | 4.42 | |
PPP | Amirthalingam Sinniah | 3,412 | 25.58 | 25.58 | |
Independent | Jimmy Loh Jee Mee | 2,099 | 15.74 | 15.74 | |
Total valid votes | 13,338 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 899 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 14,237 | 80.88 | 11.42 | ||
Registered electors | 17,603 | ||||
Majority | 4,415 | 33.10 | 11.49 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | 6,231 | 54.26 | 27.95 | |
Independent | Jaya Ramachandran | 3,749 | 32.65 | 32.65 | |
PMIP | Hashim Mahaboob | 1,504 | 13.10 | 13.10 | |
Total valid votes | 11,484 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 93 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 11,577 | 69.46 | 9.72 | ||
Registered electors | 16,667 | ||||
Majority | 2,482 | 21.61 | 49.68 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Abd Hamid Khan | 9,170 | 82.21 | |||
National Association of Perak | Mohd Shamsuddin Hamzah | 1,218 | 10.92 | |||
Perak Malay League | Abd Majid | 766 | 6.87 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,154 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,154 | 79.18 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,087 | |||||
Majority | 7,952 | 71.29 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
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